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I didn't bake this weekend. I made waffles and pancakes, but that isn't really baking, is it?

I baked last weekend, both a sourdough and a poolish bread, but I've been swamped. Work is busy and I'm doing some freelancing on the side, I'm taking a Spanish class, and I've really gotten sucked in to rereading The Iliad. Twisted, eh?

Probably the most bread-like thing I did this weekend was watch The Tick vs. The Breadmaster. If you have broadband and twenty minutes to kill, it is an amusing cartoon.

A couple of weeks ago I ordered a used copy of Dan Lepard's The Handmade Loaf from a bookseller in Ipswich. I'm hoping it'll get here soon and that it'll kick me into the baking mood again.

Ditto what Floydm said. A good tortilla press is very very helpful, too. I've made them with and without, and it is MUCH easier to deal with if you have a press.

Also, if you live in an area with a thriving latino community you may be able to find fresh masa at market. This is both easier to use, and I believe much tastier than rehydrated masa harina. But even the rehydrated stuff is worlds above what you can buy at the store premade!

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